50 Animal Parents Hilariously Depict Exactly What It's Like To Raise The Little Ones Through Their Body Language Facial Expressions

The challenges of parenthood applies to all creatures and it's surprising how much we can relate to these dogs, cats, and even wild animals!

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• Published in Animals
• March 6, 2022

It's not only human parents who have it tough. Even animals feel the challenges of parenting too!

Indeed nurturing the young is very hard. Parents have to constantly look after their young, nurse them, and teach them the ways of the world so that they can survive on their own.

On Twitter, there's one thread that shows the experience of animals. It was started by Shawna B who shared a photo of a fluffy furball family.

One of my favorite very specific image genres is cats that look completely unprepared for the realities of parenthood.

The thread immediately went viral. It gained 51.7K retweets and 356.3K likes.

Lots of users were also excited about sharing adorable photos of their animal parents. What's interesting about these photos is the facial and body expressions of the pets and other animals.

They may not be able to talk like humans do. But if you look at their expressions, they definitely scream "Being a parent is so tough!"

From cats who look like they're tired from managing a lot of offspring to dogs who are too tired to stay awake while nursing their young, you can already see that the challenges of raising kiddos are a universal thing. Have fun looking at the 50 pictures of animals who are trying their best at parenting.

1. Just a family of cats being cozy.

2. Poor dad...

3. "This is how you do it, child."

4. What motherhood involves

5. Mom's tail is this little one's bolster pillow.

6. "Just chillin' on mom's face."

7. "The comfiest bed is mom's skin."

8. "Need help over here!"

9. "Not my face, child."

10. Happy together

11. "You're too heavy now, son."

12. "Mom is the comfiest bed."

13. "Mom is in dreamland. Time to play!"

14. "I wanna play! Wake up!"

15. "Is that a being inside me?"

16. This little one's new hairdo

17. "This spot is the best!"

18. The kitty is one of the kiddos.

19. A chill cat takes home a stray. But it's more aggressive than her.

20. "Finally, some sleep!"

21. "Too tired...Zzzzz..."

22. "These kids are too much!"

23. Snuggling family

24. Waiting for the apples to fall

25. "No one told me it would be like this."

26. "Just my everyday life."

27. Doggo wants to hide from the little ones.

28. "The best bed is mom's head."

29. Play?

30. "I learned from the best."

31. Family photo

32. Poor mama dog

33. "Is this my life from now on?"

34. Mommy and kitties

35. "Somebody, anybody, help!"

36. Mama Maybel is with her 3-week-old young named Scout.

37. "The best place to be!"

38. "Remind me why I decided to have kids again?"

39. Cuddles? More like wrestling!

40. Little doggo kissing the momma.

41. Proud of her children

42. Time to nap!

43. "Ughh...tired..."

44. If we were to define parenthood, this picture is probably one of the best definitions.

45. Happy mom with cubs

46. "Happens everyday"

47. No sleep...

48. "Attack!!!"

49. "Come on, Dad!"

50. "I'm a mom now?"

Mother and father animals have it tough too

They have to take care of their young, feed them, and keep them safe. It's a lot of work!

Sometimes, the parents have to go out and find food for their young, and sometimes the young animals have to fend for themselves. That can be tough when they're just starting out in life.

But, the parents always come back to their young, and they're always happy to see them. That's something that we can learn from animals - even when things are tough, we should never give up hope.

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